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Valkyrie: The Plot To Kill Hitler

When the Second World War broke out, Philipp von Boeselager fought enthusiastically for his country, leading a cavalry unit first in France and later on the Russian Front. However, when he discovered what the SS were doing to Jews and Gypsies in the summer of 1942 his enthusiasm quickly turned to disgust. Along with his brother Georg, he joined a group of conspirators in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. After several abortive assassination attempts, including one in which von Boeselager was supposed to shoot the Fuhrer with his own pistol, the plotters finally decided on a plan to blow Hitler up with a bomb. Von Boeselager transported the explosives and passed them on to Claus von Stauffenberg. He and his brother then moved their cavalry units to Berlin to take control of the city.

Valkyrie

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Written by a former German cavalry officer and Legion of Honor recipient shortly before his death in 2008, this work covers many facets of his wartime career, ranging from a firsthand account of the ... Read full review

Review: Valkyrie: The Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Its Last Member

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1923-26 executions 1934 Jesuit school virtuous pursuit then state demanded choice of religion or state, 37remove crucifix from schools, effort to be successful need to be compartmentalized, German ...Read full review

About the author (2009)

Philipp Frieherr von Boeselager was born in the Rhineland in 1917. As a senior army officer in the war he took part in various plots to kill Hitler, including the famous Stauffenberg plot, 'Operation Valkyrie'. After the war he became a forestry expert. He has since been honoured by both France and Germany for his bravery.